Shirt



April 1s, 1939.

'5. KOOL SHIRT Filed Deo. 29, 1936 Mllllllllill SAMusL Kon. 6/ l/law'mg Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to shirts or similar garments and it has among its objects such shirt garment having a yoke backing formed of a fabric underlying the fabric constituting the outer yoke surface of the shirt and supporting loops formed of flexible fabric bands sewed to the yoke backing and extending loosely below the sleeve openings of the shirt for supporting the trousers.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of an unbuttoned open shirt exemplifying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the shirt;,and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of portions of the outer yoke, the yoke backing and the loop attached to the yoke backing.

As shown in the drawing a shirt has its yoke l extending over the shoulders of the wearer provided With yoke backing pieces 2, 2a, 2b formed of fabric underlying the fabric forming the outer yoke I of the shirt and suitably sewed to the seams of the outer shirt fabric. To the portions of the yoke backing pieces 2, 2a, 2b extending over the shoulder of the wearer looped bands 3 are sewn extending loosely below the sleeve holes of the shirt for supporting suspender straps extending through slits 5 in the sides of the shirt. The yoke backing underlying the outer yoke fabric l serves thus as the sole support and junction of the two supporting band loops 3 which support the trousers. Flaps 'l attached to the sides of the shirt below the sleeves may be provided to cover the slits 5 and the exposed portions of the suspender straps.

I claim:

1. A shirt or like garment having a yoke extending over the shoulders of theiwearer, a yoke 5 backing formed of fabric extending below the fabric forming the outer yoke of the shirt, and flexible bands sewn to the shoulder portions of said yoke backing and forming freely hanging loops extending in the interior of the shirt below the sleeve holes for supporting the trousers of the wearer, said yoke backing forming a connection extending between the opposite band loops fixing their points of suspension on the shoulders of the wearer.

16 2. A shirt or like garment having a yoke exwhich the trousers supports engage the loops, said yoke backing forming a connection extending between the opposite loops xing their points of suspension on the shoulders of the wearer, and flaps attached to the outer sides lof' the shirt below the sleeves.

SAMUEL KOOL. 

